West RGV News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Starr County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 17,218 students attending Starr County schools, 99.2% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 0.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Starr County, comprising 99.2% of the student body.

Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory had the most diverse student body in Starr County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 6.6% when compared to the previous year.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	454
Alto Bonito Elementary School	Hispanic	99.7%	573
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School	Hispanic	99.2%	510
Dr. Mario E. Ramirez Elementary School	Hispanic	98.7%	474
Emma Vera Elementary School	Hispanic	99.6%	465
Florence Junior Scott Elementary School	Hispanic	99.6%	479
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	Hispanic	99.4%	796
Grulla Elementary School	Hispanic	99.3%	454
Grulla High School	Hispanic	99.5%	761
Grulla Middle School	Hispanic	99.8%	547
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	Hispanic	97%	825
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	Hispanic	95.9%	591
Instructional & Guidance Center	Hispanic	100%	20
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School	Hispanic	99.3%	452
La Union Elementary School	Hispanic	99.4%	333
Preparatory for Early College High School	Hispanic	100%	414
Ramiro Barrera Middle School	Hispanic	99.6%	544
Ringgold Elementary School	Hispanic	99.3%	450
Ringgold Middle School	Hispanic	99.3%	722
Rio Grande City High School	Hispanic	99.5%	1,774
Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary School	Hispanic	98.9%	552
Roma High School	Hispanic	99.8%	1,773
Roma Middle School	Hispanic	99.4%	779
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School	Hispanic	99.5%	639
Rt Barrera Elementary School	Hispanic	98.6%	354
San Isidro Elementary School	Hispanic	97.2%	106
San Isidro High School	Hispanic	100%	75
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	501
Veterans Middle School	Hispanic	99%	801